1985: Fan favorite Bill Elliott secured his first Daytona 500 victory. 1986: Dale Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 heartbreaks ...

Here are the 10 best drivers in Daytona 500 history. Marlin's career at Daytona ... including three straight from 1985-1987, doing so with Ford three times and Dodge once. His two victories ...

The 2025 Daytona 500 boasts a record purse of $30,331,250, an 8% increase from the previous year. NASCAR has not publicly ...

1985: Fan favorite Bill Elliott secured his first Daytona 500 victory. 1986: Dale Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 heartbreaks continued. He was forced to pit for fuel while wrestling eventual winner ...

The 2025 Daytona 500 boasts a record purse of $30,331,250 ... DAYTONA BEACH — The year was 1985, the first time the purse for the Great American Race surpassed one million dollars.